ESP Magazine: Greensboro, High Point, and Winston-Salem, North Carolina -- John Ashcroft defines patriotism

...Some of Ashcroft's security measures "compromise important freedoms in ways that previous presidents never attempted, even in the midst of formally declared wars. Important individual freedoms have been sacrificed -- often needlessly and unjustifiably."

Among such sacrifices Schulhofer cites are "new powers to conduct undercover infiltration and surveillance of political and religious groups, and increased wiretapping, electronic eavesdropping, and covert acquisition of Internet and e-mail communications, including increased powers to conduct these kinds of surveillance without probable cause or a judicial warrant."

...Librarians and bookstore owners [should] post this notice to customers and library users:

"Section 215 of the USA Patriot Act ... gives the FBI the right to obtain a court order demanding ... any records we have of your transactions at this location. We will be required to give them the requested information, AND WILL BE FORBIDDEN FROM TELLING YOU OR ANYONE ELSE ABOUT IT."

Is this what Bush meant when he said "We will not allow this enemy to win the war by changing our way of life or restricting our freedoms."